Bill > S1971

This bill, the Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2021, aims to improve the understanding and treatment of chronic kidney disease. Key provisions include: 1. Expanding Medicare's annual wellness benefit to include kidney disease screening. 2. Increasing access to Medicare's kidney disease education benefit by allowing renal dialysis facilities to provide these services. 3. Requiring studies on increasing kidney transplantation rates and understanding the progression of kidney disease in minority populations. 4. Refining the end-stage renal disease payment system to improve accuracy and support new therapies. 5. Consolidating and modernizing quality programs for end-stage renal disease to improve patient decision-making and transparency. 6. Guaranteeing Medigap coverage for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease and establishing a one-time enrollment period. 7. Maintaining network adequacy standards for dialysis services in Medicare Advantage plans.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1971/all-info